
Handbag? It's from Sports Direct: The Importance of Being Earnest for boxers Serving the cucumber sandwiches in a future Britain, Tara Arts and Two Gents present Oscar Wilde’s classic as an urgent tale of migrant survival – with only two actors Ayesha... |
Shipwreck review – vital political drama takes Trump seriously Almeida, London Liberal Americans slug it out in Anne Washburn’s sprawling play that unpicks the messy demise of democracy Anne Washburn’s new play does something you rarely see in the... |
Only Fools and Horses: The Musical review – vintage gags need better tunes Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonAmid the delightful comic dialogue, some of the musical numbers can feel like padding The smooth transition from dialogue to songs in musicals is the genre’s toughest... |
Bodies review – deft revival for adultery neurosis comedy drama Southwark Playhouse, LondonJames Saunders’ impeccably performed 70s piece takes on big issues as two couples swap partners and explore the poetry of pain Dedicated to retrieving forgotten plays, Two’s Company... |
Head of Talawa theatre company criticises lack of diversity in arts Arts Council England report says progress is slow and Michael Buffong wants to know why Talented black actors, writers and artists are sill being kept out of the arts because... |
Shipwreck review – vital political drama takes Trump seriously Almeida, London Liberal Americans slug it out in Anne Washburn’s sprawling play that unpicks the messy demise of democracy Anne Washburn’s new play does something you rarely see in the... |
Only Fools and Horses: The Musical review – vintage gags need better tunes Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonAmid the delightful comic dialogue, some of the musical numbers can feel like padding The smooth transition from dialogue to songs in musicals is the genre’s toughest... |
Bodies review – deft revival for adultery neurosis comedy drama Southwark Playhouse, LondonJames Saunders’ impeccably performed 70s piece takes on big issues as two couples swap partners and explore the poetry of pain Dedicated to retrieving forgotten plays, Two’s Company... |
All in a Row review – autistic child puppet drama has warmth and truth Southwark Playhouse, LondonGood puppetry lends rich humanity to the central character of this subtle if controversial production about a boy set to leave home for a residential school Plenty of... |
Blue Door review – family ghosts question blackness in bleak drama Ustinov Studio, Bath Tanya Barfield’s 2006 play about a man meeting his ancestors asks: am I ever black or white enough? Tracing four generations backwards from 1995, Tanya Barfield’s 2006... |
Olivier awards rename best director prize after omitting Peter Hall tribute Theatre gala organisers apologise for ‘serious error’ in leaving the influential director out of this year’s In Memoriam segment Organisers of the Olivier awards have said they will rename future... |
Behind the scenes at the Olivier awards – in pictures Guardian photographer David Levene was backstage at Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, south-west London Continue reading... |
'It’s very difficult to be mad as hell': the Olivier awards' best quotes Highlights from the speeches given by Bryan Cranston, Jez Butterworth, Sheila Atim and others at the 2018 Oliviers Revolutionary musical Hamilton takes home seven Olivier awards Bryan Cranston (best actor,... |
Theatreland stars turn out for Olivier awards – in pictures London’s Royal Albert Hall hosts the UK’s most prestigious theatre awards Revolutionary musical Hamilton takes home seven Olivier awards Continue reading... |
Revolutionary musical Hamilton takes home seven Olivier awards Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, the National Theatre and Bryan Cranston also come up trumps Hamilton, the stage juggernaut that is arguably the most popular and influential musical for a generation,... |
